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What Will I Learn?

Students will learn about human anatomy and physiology, observing patients, basic patient care principles, patients' legal rights, tracking and reporting patient information and safety protocols.

Description

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course prepares the student to provide hands on personal care in numerous settings, such as a hospital, long-term care, assisted living, home health or hospice. The course meets the Federal and Idaho State requirements for the training of CNAs. The class consists of 88 hours of classroom/lab and 32 hours of clinical experience led by an RN instructor. Opportunities abound for immediate employment and it is a great foundation for many other health care professions, such as nursing, radiology technologist and surgical technologist.

Addtional costs:

  • Textbook: $54.50
  • BLS CPR Certification: $15 (If not already certified)
  • Background check: $50
  • Complio Registration: $12
  • Tests: Manual Skills: $65.00 Written: $50.00

Cost may vary on the following:

  •  Scrubs
  • Analog wristwatch with a second hand
  • Closed toed shoes
  • 3-Ring binder and pen
  • Drug Screen
  • TB test 
  • Influenza vaccine

“This course is an Idaho LAUNCH approved training opportunity. Complete this quick form to see what you can qualify for.”

Admission Requirements

With new requirements being requested by our industry partners we are now requesting the following to be completed by students prior to enrolling in a CNA course.

 

  • Student creates an account with American Databank for background check ($50)
  • Student creates an account with Complio within American Databank for immunization tracker ($20 one year subscription) Next three bulleted items need to be uploaded to this Complio account:
  •  Immunizations uploaded, (TB immunization and Flu vaccination.) 
  • CSI Drug Screen Consent Form (Upload onto Complio)
  • 7 Panel Drug Screen (Preferred Physician's Immediate Care Center)

Complete Step-by-Step Instructions and forms.

After Completion of Admission Requirments

Once complete with all requirements, one of our HSHS staff will be reaching out to you:

Lee Ann Erickson

Rae Jean Larsen

Matilda Wolfe

Walk Away With

Upon successful completion of the course, the student is qualified to take the skills and written exam which will place them on the Idaho CNA registry.

Manual Skills Test consists of the performance of 5 to 7 randomly assigned procedures that nursing assistants have learned in the training program. The test takes approximately one hour to complete. You have a partner. For 30 minutes of the test, you are the CNA, and for the other 30 minutes, you are the patient. Nursing assistants will be told at the completion of the test whether he/she has passed or failed. The test may be repeated three times. 

Written Skills Test is usually conducted on a bi-weekly basis in the CSI testing center located in the Meyerhoffer building. Registration prior to the exam is required. Please contact the HSHS front office for registration information. The test is approximately 90 minutes long and tests for knowledge of nursing assisting. The test may be taken written or orally in English. The test may be repeated three (3) times.

Idaho Health & Welfare maintains a list or Registry of all CNAs. To remain active on the Registry, the individual must be employed as a nursing assistant at least once during each 2 year period. Prior to the expiration date listed on the Registry, a renewal application will be mailed to the nursing assistant. The date of most recent employment, or current employment, determine the next date of expiration. Nursing assistants who have not been employed for longer than two years need to repeat the manual skills and written competency testing in order to regain active status on the Registry.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone interested in or currently working in a hospital, clinical, or long-term care facilities needing to be certified.

Instructor Bio

Chris Frix

What Will I Learn?

Students will learn about human anatomy and physiology, observing patients, basic patient care principles, patients' legal rights, tracking and reporting patient information and safety protocols.

Description

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course prepares the student to provide hands on personal care in numerous settings, such as a hospital, long-term care, assisted living, home health or hospice. The course meets the Federal and Idaho State requirements for the training of CNAs. The class consists of 88 hours of classroom/lab and 32 hours of clinical experience led by an RN instructor. Opportunities abound for immediate employment and it is a great foundation for many other health care professions, such as nursing, radiology technologist and surgical technologist.

Addtional costs:

  • Textbook: $54.50
  • BLS CPR Certification: $15 (If not already certified)
  • Background check: $50
  • Complio Registration: $12
  • Tests: Manual Skills: $65.00 Written: $50.00

Cost may vary on the following:

  •  Scrubs
  • Analog wristwatch with a second hand
  • Closed toed shoes
  • 3-Ring binder and pen
  • Drug Screen
  • TB test 
  • Influenza vaccine

“This course is an Idaho LAUNCH approved training opportunity. Complete this quick form to see what you can qualify for.”

Admission Requirements

With new requirements being requested by our industry partners we are now requesting the following to be completed by students prior to enrolling in a CNA course.

 

  • Student creates an account with American Databank for background check ($50)
  • Student creates an account with Complio within American Databank for immunization tracker ($20 one year subscription) Next three bulleted items need to be uploaded to this Complio account:
  •  Immunizations uploaded, (TB immunization and Flu vaccination.) 
  • CSI Drug Screen Consent Form (Upload onto Complio)
  • 7 Panel Drug Screen (Preferred Physician's Immediate Care Center)

Complete Step-by-Step Instructions and forms.

After Completion of Admission Requirments

Once complete with all requirements, one of our HSHS staff will be reaching out to you:

Lee Ann Erickson

Rae Jean Larsen

Matilda Wolfe

Walk Away With

Upon successful completion of the course, the student is qualified to take the skills and written exam which will place them on the Idaho CNA registry.

Manual Skills Test consists of the performance of 5 to 7 randomly assigned procedures that nursing assistants have learned in the training program. The test takes approximately one hour to complete. You have a partner. For 30 minutes of the test, you are the CNA, and for the other 30 minutes, you are the patient. Nursing assistants will be told at the completion of the test whether he/she has passed or failed. The test may be repeated three times. 

Written Skills Test is usually conducted on a bi-weekly basis in the CSI testing center located in the Meyerhoffer building. Registration prior to the exam is required. Please contact the HSHS front office for registration information. The test is approximately 90 minutes long and tests for knowledge of nursing assisting. The test may be taken written or orally in English. The test may be repeated three (3) times.

Idaho Health & Welfare maintains a list or Registry of all CNAs. To remain active on the Registry, the individual must be employed as a nursing assistant at least once during each 2 year period. Prior to the expiration date listed on the Registry, a renewal application will be mailed to the nursing assistant. The date of most recent employment, or current employment, determine the next date of expiration. Nursing assistants who have not been employed for longer than two years need to repeat the manual skills and written competency testing in order to regain active status on the Registry.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone interested in or currently working in a hospital, clinical, or long-term care facilities needing to be certified.

Instructor Bio

Alma Padron

Alma Padron has been a health care professional for 21 years. She was a CNA for 9 years and has been a nurse for 12 years. She is CSI alumni having received her CNA in 1998 and graduated with her ADN in 2007. During Alma’s career as a nurse, she has worked at Minidoka Memorial Long Term Care Unit, Family Health Services, Med Surg at Magic Valley Regional Medical Center and St. Luke’s Inpatient Medical floor, home health and hospice, and their Inpatient Rehab Unit. Alma has now been with the College of Southern Idaho for 7 years (6 part-time and 1 full-time). In addition to teaching the CNA program Alma also teaches the CNA refresher course, Assisting with Medication class, and Certified Family Home course. Alma moved to the United States at the young age of 20 and she met her husband in Burley, Idaho. Alma and her husband have been married for 26 years and together they raised two young ladies and two fur babies.

What Will I Learn?

Students will learn about human anatomy and physiology, observing patients, basic patient care principles, patients' legal rights, tracking and reporting patient information and safety protocols.

Description

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course prepares the student to provide hands on personal care in numerous settings, such as a hospital, long-term care, assisted living, home health or hospice. The course meets the Federal and Idaho State requirements for the training of CNAs. The class consists of 88 hours of classroom/lab and 32 hours of clinical experience led by an RN instructor. Opportunities abound for immediate employment and it is a great foundation for many other health care professions, such as nursing, radiology technologist and surgical technologist.

Addtional costs:

  • Textbook: $54.50
  • BLS CPR Certification: $15 (If not already certified)
  • Background check: $50
  • Complio Registration: $12
  • Tests: Manual Skills: $65.00 Written: $50.00

Cost may vary on the following:

  •  Scrubs
  • Analog wristwatch with a second hand
  • Closed toed shoes
  • 3-Ring binder and pen
  • Drug Screen
  • TB test 
  • Influenza vaccine

“This course is an Idaho LAUNCH approved training opportunity. Complete this quick form to see what you can qualify for.”

Admission Requirements

With new requirements being requested by our industry partners we are now requesting the following to be completed by students prior to enrolling in a CNA course.

 

  • Student creates an account with American Databank for background check ($50)
  • Student creates an account with Complio within American Databank for immunization tracker ($20 one year subscription) Next three bulleted items need to be uploaded to this Complio account:
  •  Immunizations uploaded, (TB immunization and Flu vaccination.) 
  • CSI Drug Screen Consent Form (Upload onto Complio)
  • 7 Panel Drug Screen (Preferred Physician's Immediate Care Center)

Complete Step-by-Step Instructions and forms.

After Completion of Admission Requirments

Once complete with all requirements, one of our HSHS staff will be reaching out to you:

Lee Ann Erickson

Rae Jean Larsen

Matilda Wolfe

Walk Away With

Upon successful completion of the course, the student is qualified to take the skills and written exam which will place them on the Idaho CNA registry.

Manual Skills Test consists of the performance of 5 to 7 randomly assigned procedures that nursing assistants have learned in the training program. The test takes approximately one hour to complete. You have a partner. For 30 minutes of the test, you are the CNA, and for the other 30 minutes, you are the patient. Nursing assistants will be told at the completion of the test whether he/she has passed or failed. The test may be repeated three times. 

Written Skills Test is usually conducted on a bi-weekly basis in the CSI testing center located in the Meyerhoffer building. Registration prior to the exam is required. Please contact the HSHS front office for registration information. The test is approximately 90 minutes long and tests for knowledge of nursing assisting. The test may be taken written or orally in English. The test may be repeated three (3) times.

Idaho Health & Welfare maintains a list or Registry of all CNAs. To remain active on the Registry, the individual must be employed as a nursing assistant at least once during each 2 year period. Prior to the expiration date listed on the Registry, a renewal application will be mailed to the nursing assistant. The date of most recent employment, or current employment, determine the next date of expiration. Nursing assistants who have not been employed for longer than two years need to repeat the manual skills and written competency testing in order to regain active status on the Registry.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone interested in or currently working in a hospital, clinical, or long-term care facilities needing to be certified.

Instructor Bio

Jody Bruffett

What Will I Learn?

Students will learn about human anatomy and physiology, observing patients, basic patient care principles, patients' legal rights, tracking and reporting patient information and safety protocols.

Description

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course prepares the student to provide hands on personal care in numerous settings, such as a hospital, long-term care, assisted living, home health or hospice. The course meets the Federal and Idaho State requirements for the training of CNAs. The class consists of 88 hours of classroom/lab and 32 hours of clinical experience led by an RN instructor. Opportunities abound for immediate employment and it is a great foundation for many other health care professions, such as nursing, radiology technologist and surgical technologist.

Addtional costs:

  • Textbook: $54.50
  • BLS CPR Certification: $15 (If not already certified)
  • Background check: $50
  • Complio Registration: $12
  • Tests: Manual Skills: $65.00 Written: $50.00

Cost may vary on the following:

  •  Scrubs
  • Analog wristwatch with a second hand
  • Closed toed shoes
  • 3-Ring binder and pen
  • Drug Screen
  • TB test 
  • Influenza vaccine

“This course is an Idaho LAUNCH approved training opportunity. Complete this quick form to see what you can qualify for.”

Admission Requirements

With new requirements being requested by our industry partners we are now requesting the following to be completed by students prior to enrolling in a CNA course.

 

  • Student creates an account with American Databank for background check ($50)
  • Student creates an account with Complio within American Databank for immunization tracker ($20 one year subscription) Next three bulleted items need to be uploaded to this Complio account:
  •  Immunizations uploaded, (TB immunization and Flu vaccination.) 
  • CSI Drug Screen Consent Form (Upload onto Complio)
  • 7 Panel Drug Screen (Preferred Physician's Immediate Care Center)

Complete Step-by-Step Instructions and forms.

After Completion of Admission Requirments

Once complete with all requirements, one of our HSHS staff will be reaching out to you:

Lee Ann Erickson

Rae Jean Larsen

Matilda Wolfe

Walk Away With

Upon successful completion of the course, the student is qualified to take the skills and written exam which will place them on the Idaho CNA registry.

Manual Skills Test consists of the performance of 5 to 7 randomly assigned procedures that nursing assistants have learned in the training program. The test takes approximately one hour to complete. You have a partner. For 30 minutes of the test, you are the CNA, and for the other 30 minutes, you are the patient. Nursing assistants will be told at the completion of the test whether he/she has passed or failed. The test may be repeated three times. 

Written Skills Test is usually conducted on a bi-weekly basis in the CSI testing center located in the Meyerhoffer building. Registration prior to the exam is required. Please contact the HSHS front office for registration information. The test is approximately 90 minutes long and tests for knowledge of nursing assisting. The test may be taken written or orally in English. The test may be repeated three (3) times.

Idaho Health & Welfare maintains a list or Registry of all CNAs. To remain active on the Registry, the individual must be employed as a nursing assistant at least once during each 2 year period. Prior to the expiration date listed on the Registry, a renewal application will be mailed to the nursing assistant. The date of most recent employment, or current employment, determine the next date of expiration. Nursing assistants who have not been employed for longer than two years need to repeat the manual skills and written competency testing in order to regain active status on the Registry.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone interested in or currently working in a hospital, clinical, or long-term care facilities needing to be certified.

Instructor Bio

Alma Padron
Alma Padron has been a health care professional for 21 years. She was a CNA for 9 years and has been a nurse for 12 years. She is CSI alumni having received her CNA in 1998 and graduated with her ADN in 2007. During Alma’s career as a nurse, she has worked at Minidoka Memorial Long Term Care Unit, Family Health Services, Med Surg at Magic Valley Regional Medical Center and St. Luke’s Inpatient Medical floor, home health and hospice, and their Inpatient Rehab Unit. Alma has now been with the College of Southern Idaho for 7 years (6 part-time and 1 full-time). In addition to teaching the CNA program Alma also teaches the CNA refresher course, Assisting with Medication class, and Certified Family Home course. Alma moved to the United States at the young age of 20 and she met her husband in Burley, Idaho. Alma and her husband have been married for 26 years and together they raised two young ladies and two fur babies.

What Will I Learn?

Students will learn about human anatomy and physiology, observing patients, basic patient care principles, patients' legal rights, tracking and reporting patient information and safety protocols.

Description

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course prepares the student to provide hands on personal care in numerous settings, such as a hospital, long-term care, assisted living, home health or hospice. The course meets the Federal and Idaho State requirements for the training of CNAs. The class consists of 88 hours of classroom/lab and 32 hours of clinical experience led by an RN instructor. Opportunities abound for immediate employment and it is a great foundation for many other health care professions, such as nursing, radiology technologist and surgical technologist.

Addtional costs:

  • Textbook: $54.50
  • BLS CPR Certification: $15 (If not already certified)
  • Background check: $50
  • Complio Registration: $12
  • Tests: Manual Skills: $65.00 Written: $50.00

Cost may vary on the following:

  •  Scrubs
  • Analog wristwatch with a second hand
  • Closed toed shoes
  • 3-Ring binder and pen
  • Drug Screen
  • TB test 
  • Influenza vaccine

“This course is an Idaho LAUNCH approved training opportunity. Complete this quick form to see what you can qualify for.”

Admission Requirements

With new requirements being requested by our industry partners we are now requesting the following to be completed by students prior to enrolling in a CNA course.

 

  • Student creates an account with American Databank for background check ($50)
  • Student creates an account with Complio within American Databank for immunization tracker ($20 one year subscription) Next three bulleted items need to be uploaded to this Complio account:
  •  Immunizations uploaded, (TB immunization and Flu vaccination.) 
  • CSI Drug Screen Consent Form (Upload onto Complio)
  • 7 Panel Drug Screen (Preferred Physician's Immediate Care Center)

Complete Step-by-Step Instructions and forms.

After Completion of Admission Requirments

Once complete with all requirements, one of our HSHS staff will be reaching out to you:

Lee Ann Erickson

Rae Jean Larsen

Matilda Wolfe

Walk Away With

Upon successful completion of the course, the student is qualified to take the skills and written exam which will place them on the Idaho CNA registry.

Manual Skills Test consists of the performance of 5 to 7 randomly assigned procedures that nursing assistants have learned in the training program. The test takes approximately one hour to complete. You have a partner. For 30 minutes of the test, you are the CNA, and for the other 30 minutes, you are the patient. Nursing assistants will be told at the completion of the test whether he/she has passed or failed. The test may be repeated three times. 

Written Skills Test is usually conducted on a bi-weekly basis in the CSI testing center located in the Meyerhoffer building. Registration prior to the exam is required. Please contact the HSHS front office for registration information. The test is approximately 90 minutes long and tests for knowledge of nursing assisting. The test may be taken written or orally in English. The test may be repeated three (3) times.

Idaho Health & Welfare maintains a list or Registry of all CNAs. To remain active on the Registry, the individual must be employed as a nursing assistant at least once during each 2 year period. Prior to the expiration date listed on the Registry, a renewal application will be mailed to the nursing assistant. The date of most recent employment, or current employment, determine the next date of expiration. Nursing assistants who have not been employed for longer than two years need to repeat the manual skills and written competency testing in order to regain active status on the Registry.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone interested in or currently working in a hospital, clinical, or long-term care facilities needing to be certified.

Instructor Bio

Erika Austin